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Patented May 23, I899.

No. 625,488. v F. AUSPITZ.

COIN CONTROLLED LOCKING DEVIBE FOR SECURING ARTICLES.

(Application fiYd J'uns 28, 1898.)

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(No Model.)

Patented May 23, i899.

F. AUSPITZ.

GOIN CONTROLLED LOCKING DEVICE FOR SECURING ARTIBLES.

(Application filed Jul 93, 1898.)

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(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANZ AUSPITZ, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUN GARY.

COIN-CONTROLLED LOCKING DEVICE FOR SECURING ARTICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,488, dated May 23, 1899.

Application filed June 23, 1898. Serial No. 684,203. (No model.)

To all whom it nuty concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANZ AUsPrrz, constructor, a citizen of Austria, residing at Vienna, in the Empire of Austria-Hungary,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Locking Devices for Securing Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wall hooks or pegs for securing articles of dress, sticks, umbrellas, and the like, more particularly in public places, which wall-hooks can either be used in the ordinary manner or they can be locked by the insertion of a coin, so as to securely retain the objects suspended therefrom, and thus prevent their unauthorized removal. The opening of the locked hooks or pegs so as to liberate the articles can then only be effected by means of a special key, which is retained by the person using the peg when this is locked, but which when the peg has been unlocked is retained in the keyhole of the mechanism. The key and the hook are marked with the same number, so as to prevent confusion. Furthermore, a counter device can be applied indicating the number of coins that have been introduced and also an indicator for showing the number of articles that have been suspended upon the peg.

The im roved peg device is shown on the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a front view of the device in the locked position; Fig. 2, a side view, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a back view with the peg in the locked position, some portions of the device being removed. Fig. 4 shows a back view of the hook in the open position with the cover-plate removed. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of the device, taken just above hook G. Fig. 6 is an edge view of the pivoted coin-tube, its support being in section.

The peg device consists of the hook, peg, or support B, fixed to the casing A, which is suitably attached to the wall,and of the looped holder B, pivotally connected to the bracket a of the casing, which holder when in the closed and locked position fits with its front end close against the free end of the hook or peg B and also fits with a forked arm B partly around the peg, so that when clothes, &c. are hung upon the peg while B is locked in this 0, Working vertically in guides in the casing and acted upon by a spring I), which tends to move it downward. The springbbears with its one end against the casing and with its 'other end against a stud c on the slide 0.

When thus moved downward, the slide consequently raises the outer end of the holder B into position shown in dotted lines at Fig. 1, leaving the articles on B free to be removed.

When the holder B is moved downward by hand into the closed position, it raises the slide 0, whereupon a lever e, pivoted at its lower end to the slide and pressed forward by a spring (Z, is caused to project with a beak e on its upper end over the upper end of a stop f on the casing, and thus to hold the slide in the raised position. If now it be desired to open the hook or peg by raising the holder B, the lever 6 must first be pressed backward, which is done by means of a key D, which is passed through a keyhole in the casing. The beak e being thereby removed from stop f, the spring I) will now move the slide 0 down and raise the holder, as described. The key is held in the keyhole when the slide is in the lowered position by a pin g, fixed to the latter, projecting through a hole or notch d in the key, as shown at Fig. 4, and consequently the key can only be removed when the holder B is in the lowered locked position and slide C is raised, as at Figs. 1 and 3. The lowering and locking of the holder B can, however, only be effected on the insertion of a coin into the casing by the following arrangement:

To a partition h in the casing A is pivotally suspended a chute E, having a projecting stud 2', which in the normal position of the chuteE and open position of B engages with a notch k in the slide 0 when this is in its lowest position, and thus prevents the upward motion of the slide and closing of the holder B. For

liberating the slide the chute E must therelocked, as above described, whereupon the coin M, having been liberated by the projec-' tion on of the slide a in rising, can fall out of the chute, and this will then swing forward into the normal position. The coin falls onto the bottom a of the casing, which can be opened on a hinge for its removal and be then closed and locked. The holder B having been closed and locked, the key D is liberated, as before described, and can be removed and retained by the own er of the articles hung on the peg B. I

The key is prevented from being thrown out of the keyhole by spring of lever 6 when it is released by finger g by means of a lateral'slot 3 on the key engaging with a pin 1 on the guide 2 of the keyhole. The key, however, is loose enough in the keyhole, and pin 1 is short enough to allow the key to be readily removed when desired.

sponding number, so that no confusion can occur where a number of these pegs are em-;

ployed, and it'also facilitates the finding-out the particular peg required.

For hanging up a stick or umbrella a clamp i G withspring-blade G is pivoted to a projection a 'of thecasing A, the projection being provided with a caoutchouc facing y. The tail of the clamp extends through a slot in the-casing and bears with its angular end orumbrella contained therein between the spring G and cushion 11 When the 'holder B is in:the open position, the narrowed part (3 of slide O is opposite the tail of G, as at Fig. 4, so that this can be opened for remov-- ing the-stick.

locking device has been used, and consequently also the number of coins in the casing, a suitable counter device can be provided in the lowerpart of the casing, of which the principal actuating-disk H is shown at Figs. 2 and 3. This has divisions, (marked l to.

10,.) each of which has a projecting pin it, on which acts an inclined projection 0 on the notched lower end of the slide 0 when this is moved downward. It will be understood that The chute E remains.

the inclined side of part 0 strikes one of the pins when slide 0 is moved downward, and the length and inclination of part 0 are such as to move disk H forward one spacefor each downward movement of the slide. At the same time a projection 13 on O presses the spring q out of engagement with the notches on the periphery of H, so as to allow the incline 0 to readily turn the disk one division by the pin n, as described. The transmission of the motion of disk H to a counter mechanism can beeifected in any known manner.

For enabling the device to indicate the number of articles that are hung upon the peg there is provided in the upper part of the casing A a sliding bar 0, provided with numbered disks, as at Figs. 1 and 3, which bar has a button I projecting through a slot in the casing, by which it can be slid up :and down. The bar has lateral notch es,with which engages a spring-catch n, which when the'slide O is raised into the locked position is secured by an incline if on the slide, so that the "bar 0' The above-described 'locking-peg'is operv ated as follows: The holder of the peg is usually in the open position, with the key :D re tained in'the casingA. The articles of dress having been hung upon'the .peg B and the stick, &c., inserted in the clamp G, the owner Each peg device and its .key bear a corre-' inserts a coin M in the slot Z, wherebythe chute E is made-to release the slide 6, as described. He then depresses the holdeig'thereby raising the slide, which .is locked'by the spring-beak e, and thus alsolocks the holder, while the clamp Gr is locked bv the incline O of theslide. The key 'D is then Withdrawn and retained by the user. Before closingthe holder B, as described, he can raise'the bar a, so as to indicate the number of articles-0n the peg, and this is then also locked in :posi

tion, as described. For removing the articles from the peg the owner pushes in the key, so as to release the slide and allow spring I) to open the holder, the key being at=the same time secured'in the casing.

. If a counter is used, the disk H thereof will be turned one division at each downward motion of the slideO, the resulting change of number of the indicating-disk-being visible through a hole :in the casing, as at'Fig. 1.

As will be seen from the above, the improved locking wa'll pegorhook is of simple construction and manipulation and aitords 1 effectual securety against the unauthorized For indicating the number of times the removal of the articles of dress.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to'be performed, I declare that what I claim is-- 1. The combination of peg or hookB, cooperating pivoted hook B, casingA to which said parts are secured, a slide 0 within the casing and engaged by an end of hook 'B', a spring normally depressing said slide and raising said hook B to its open unlocked position, a pivoted coin-tube normally locking the slide down and hook B open, said tube being mounted so as to be moved to release the slide and hook B by insertion of a coin, whereby hook B can be moved to its closed position, and a locking device automatically locking hook B closed.

2. The combination of peg or hook B, co-

operating pivoted hook B, casing A to which said parts are secured, a slide 0 within the casing and moved by hook B, a spring normally depressing said slide and moving hook B to its open unlocked position, a coin-tube normally locking the slide down and hook B open, and a locking device consisting of a spring-pressed hook carriedby said slide, and a stop f in position to be engaged by said hook when the slide is raised thereby automatically lockin g hook B closed.

3. The combination of peg or hook B, cooperating hook B, casing A to which said parts are secured, a slide 0 within the casing and engaged by an end of hook B, the engaging end of hook B moving in a plane parallel with the direction of movement of the slide, a spring normally depressing said slide and raising hook B, a coin-tube normally locking the slide and hook B open, said tube being moved to unlock the slide by insertion of a coin whereby hook B can be moved to its closed position, a locking device automatically locking hook B closed, said locking device requiring a special key for unlocking said hook B.

4. The combination of peg or hook B, cooperating hook B, the engaging end of hook B moving in a plane parallel with the direction of movement of the slide, a casing A to which said parts are secured, a slide C within the casing and engaged by an end of hook B, a spring normally depressing said slide and raising hook B, a coin-tube normally locking the slide and hook B open, said tube being moved to unlock the slide by insertion of a coin whereby hook B can be moved to its closed position, a locking device automatically locking hook B closed and requiring a special key for unlocking said hook B, and means for locking the special key in its hole when the hook B is unlocked, said means being constructed to release the key when hook B is in locked position.

5. The combination of a casing, means for holding articles supported outside the same,

a slide in the casing, a pivoted coin-tube holding the slide in one position, a locking device for the slide operating when the slide is raised, said locking device requiring a special key to unlock it, and a pin g adapted to engage and hold the key in its hole when the slide is de-' pressed.

6. The combination of a casing, a slide 0 therein movable in one direction bya-springv b, a pivoted coin-tube engaging and holding the slide when it has been moved by said spring, the coin-tube being movable by insertion of a coin to release the slide, a spring= pressed device carried by said slide for lock ing'the slide when it has been moved against the tension of the spring pressing on it, the casing having a keyhole through which a special key may be inserted to disengage said spring-pressed device, and hook B operating the slide against the tension of spring I).

7. The combination of easing A, hook B, slide 0 normally locked in position with hook B open, coin-controlled means for releasing the slide, means for locking the slide in position with hook B closed, said means being key operated for releasing the slide from such position, and a clamp G, said slide having a wedge end which when the slide is in position to lock hook B locks said clamp. V

8. The combination of a casing, a'clamp G pivoted thereto, an end of the clamp extending into the casing, a slide 0 in the casing locking and releasing said clamp, and a cointube normally holding the slide in position to leave said clamp unlocked.

9. The combination of easing A, a holding or hanging device, indicator 7', means for holding the indicator at the point at which it is set, slide Gin the casing, coin-released means normally holding the slide in position with the hanging device open, and key-operated means holding the slide in position which it occupies when the hanging device is closed, and block t carried by the slide to lock said indicator when slide 0 is in its upper position.

Signed at Vienna, in the Empire of Austria- Hungary, this 7th day of June, 1898.

FRANZ AUSPITZ.

Witnesses:

HENRY C. CARPENTER, JOHN LURTZ. 

